Dear Sequoya Families,

The year has been flying by and AIMS and TerraNova Testing is fast approaching. Working together we can make testing a successful experience for our wonderful Sequoya students. Here are some helpful suggestions of things you can do at home to help your child have a stress free testing experience.

• Talk about the upcoming testing with your children. Tell them the tests will measure what they have learned throughout the year.
• Let your child know that you are confident in his or her ability.
• Stress the need to do his/her personal best without becoming anxious or distressed.
• Throughout the weekend, prior to testing, and through the testing week, encourage your child to get a proper amount of sleep each night.
• Avoid late nights or sleepovers the weekend before testing.
• The night before testing, make sure your child spends a calm evening reading and relaxing.
• Have your child eat a normal high protein breakfast each morning.
• If your child wears glasses or contacts, please make sure he/she brings them to school on testing days.
• Make sure your child comes to school on time each day of testing. Being tardy may make your child anxious.
• Please note, students who arrive at school after testing has begun will be held in the library so there are no disruptions for the students who are testing.

The schedule for the AIMS and TerraNova testing follows:

AIMS DPA Test Schedule (Grades 3 – 5)

Monday April 7th Writing Test

Tuesday April 8th Reading Test, Part 1

Math Test, Part 1

Wednesday April 9^th Reading Test, Part 2

Math Test, Part 2

Thursday April 10^th Reading Test, Part 3

Math Test, Part 3

Friday April 11th Science Test, Part 1 (Grade 4 only)

Science Test, Part 2 (Grade 4 only)

TerraNova Test Schedule (Grade 2)

Tuesday April 8^th Reading / Language Arts, Part 1

Reading / Language Arts, Part 2

Wednesday April 9^th Math, Part 1

Math, Part 2

Sincerely,

Neela Bhavnani